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The Standard In Live Release AnalysisThu, 08 Dec 2016 22:31:41 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.10By: classicrawkerhttp://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/aerosmith/aerosmith-counterpart-studios-1973-shades-461/comment-page-1/#comment-11576
Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:43:54 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11576Hey Woodish, No I have never heard that release as I already have both of those shows on the titles “Boston 1973″ and “Live Bootleg Vol.2″ but almost bought it as the Paul’s Mall show was listed as a different date so I was hoping one of the other dates was finally seeing the light of day but it was not to be. Always wondered how it compared to the two releases I have of those two shows though.
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Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:37:49 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11575I agree with you aleebee but that is the rumour (shrugs). Hard to believe a radio station as main stream as BCN was in Boston back in the day broadcasting so many consecutive shows. I lived near NYC back then so would not have heard them even if they were broadcast. Like you I hope it is true and they see the light of day someday. Also the band has been very stingy releasing live material so hopefully they do an archive series someday.
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Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:33:47 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11574Have you guy’s heard Aerosmith Club Gigs 1973-1974 on Zodiac? Contains the above mentioned Paul’s Mall gig as well as 1974 Long Island at My Fathers Place in soundboard, There’s a little distortion at beginning of “Write Me” but sound settles in nicely, Also a smokin version of “Woman of the World” and ” Walkin the Dog” Nice to have both show’s together in one package and great representation of early Aerosmith
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Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:16:08 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11573You see, I’ve always been sceptical of that, to be honest – why would so many be broadcast? And if so many were broadcast, why has (apparently) only one survived? I’d love to be wrong, but…
]]>By: classicrawkerhttp://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/aerosmith/aerosmith-counterpart-studios-1973-shades-461/comment-page-1/#comment-11572
Sun, 13 Oct 2013 13:19:43 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11572Supposedly the other 1973 Paul’s Mall shows were also broadcast on WBCN but I would love to get some more pro recorded 1974 shows which featured the “Get Your Wings” album. Detroit is nice but the recording is not balanced and Brad Whitford is almost inaudible in the mix.
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Sun, 13 Oct 2013 03:30:15 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11568Yes, that was a major upgrade too, wasn’t it. Been a good couple of years for early Aerosmith.
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Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:04:55 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11560Thanks for the feedback aleebee as we seem to be on the same wavelength regarding this release and made similar comments. The only thing that kept me from giving this an excellent rating was the slight hint of tape overload sizzle on some of the loud passages but they don’t detract from what a very enjoyable recording this is and it is an easy 8.5 -9 out of 10 for me. This is a great companion to the WBCN 1973 Paul’s Mall FM broadcast release.
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Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:20:24 +0000http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?p=24349#comment-11558Great, detailed review, thanks. C&P of my comments on news and new releases’, Jan 29 2012, to reinforce this recommendation: ‘Aerosmith ‘Counterpart Studios 1973′ is a MASSIVE upgrade: I smiled so much when I played it my face hurt. I first heard this broadcast (on W-KRQ) on the vinyl boot ‘Rattlesnake Shake’, which, whilst being rather quiet, had better SQ than any subsequent release I could find. This new CD has an enormous improvement in SQ on that LP, and on Lost and Found’s CDR ‘Pandora’s Studios’, for example. Not only that, but it seems to be the full broadcast, including the radio chatter from DJ Jaybird Stephens/ Stevens (he namechecks himself). Not only THAT, but it seems to be the full recording, as it also includes the open-mic when the radio-station would be playing jingles or ads. With that, we get to hear Steven Tyler querying the recording levels, as well as other background chatter. There are two small patches of distortion/ tape drop-out – one in ‘Write Me’, the other in ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’ – but that’s all. Where they got this marvellous source tape from I don’t know, but all Aerosmith fans need to find this CD.’
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